thank you. I bike whenever possible, and in winter, ski when ever possible. the things you share about your life and love of your bike rides are a great reminder to look deeper and more deliberately- at the outdoors, personal challenges, and marking ones growth from start to now. how refreshing, and good on you for identifying your dreams, your goals here to share, and for sharing your joy. thank you.

Diminish narrr, you inspire that’s INSPIRE! Taken your Dove Stones approach and now starting to see how far I can get up the Snake Pass as a midweek training ride

Ridiculous that your achievements would diminish others, it’s obviously concerned you however you are absolutely inspiring. It’s amazing what this fair English lass can do! Happy Saturday from Australia 🇦🇺!

Always encouraging Katie so true if someone can ride 5 miles or more it's a win. Take a lot of drink it's going to b warm have a good weekend rides

Katie, you are nailing these vlogs, they just seem to get better and better. Fun and informative, and a big thanks from me.

Love the advice Katie, especially about saddle sores, had ingrowing hair down there so I know how painful it can be, have fun over weekend 🤩😍❤

I think you are an inspiration because you and your story are so relatable. Great message at the end. I do think a compilation video of outtakes would be hilarious. It’s one of the things I enjoy most.. you are authentic.

After starting riding during the first lockdown, I’ve been watching your videos, looking for tips and inspiration, seeing how far I can ride I set my self a goal this year to ride 100k and 100 miles. I’ve achieved them both with the Inspiration I’ve got from you. Thanks for all your vids and good luck for everything you have planned for the future.

All your rides are inspirational … ta very much. Started riding a year ago … up to about 3K km’s road and 1.3K km’s Zwift and you’ve been a big part of my cycling journey. Enjoying every minute of this adventure so far! Hold Fast!

Have a great weekend Katie! You are AWESOME!!!🥰

All useful info, I find it inspiring when your chatting about going out doing 100k or more like your popping down the shops. 😁

Love your videos and find you totally inspiring and makes me what to move up north

Love your videos, Katie! :-) Thanks for all the advice!

Love these really interesting Katie. Keep up the epic rides!

Some great tips and advice. Thanks. I'm currently halfway through a week long trip and have completed 620km in 3 days. Today's my rest day.

At last, thank God, well done Our Katie, variety is the spice of life. Loved this video, so glad you did just what I do when life throws you a curve ball. I always say, ‘Right then, that’s a bugger, but let’s not focus on what we can’t do, let’s throw ourselves into what we can do. I adored my cycling, but the same repetitive actions over and over aren’t good for the body, so I used to mix it up with rowing, walking, cross training, carpentry and gardening. I also adore artwork, so had to fit that in around my job. Once I got passed my peak at 33 and had a neck injury that was permanent and limited my enjoyable time in the saddle I got into photography, psychology, astrology and ancient history. I’ve also done Pilates for 8 years, studied nutrition and dipped into various science and biological subject matter, as well as loving bodyboarding. So yes please, mix it up as much as you like, dip your toe into whatever you love and share whatever your little heart desires. If you love it, you’ll be good at it and it’ll be a brill video. Thanks Katie, you’re an inspiration. And yeah, everything is a lesson and a test. You gotta just find the gift in the disappointments and the setbacks, there always is one. Jools.xxx

well you and a couple of others have convinced me to get a bike fit. i am getting a bit tight / pain in the neck. whatever you do i do not feel intimidated, but inspired by you. Personally i would be very pleased to get up to 100 km and then 100 miles, but no ambitions to go further than that. Did a ton of century rides in my younger days. hmm, solo vs group. i am almost always solo, so group rides are a good occasional change. agree re: walk bike into shop. keep on posting!

Like this format, always learn something

comparison is the thief of joy. Wise words people need to live by, which should allow everyone to challenge themselves and make their own progress.

Another belter ❤️

I get a lot of inspiration by following people like you. As you said, if Katie can do it… 🙂

I wish you the best of luck for the upcoming events, the very hard 100k and the hilly 200k, keeping firmly in mind that you are game and will devour them ⛰🌞 And I don't ever feel diminished, just encouraged, inspired, amazed and shown how it is done! 😄

I’m running tubeless on my DT Swiss road wheels…with IRC X-Guard 28 mm tires. 6 months of 200-250 mile weeks with zero flats.

I am full tubeless on my road bike, and I love it. Being a bigger guy, I'm running 28s and only out in around 80psi (5.5 bar) I used to have to run 110psi on 23s, and it was a super rough ride in comparison.

I think you encourage people just to get out and ride. happy smiling face, great cheerful video.

I got my Apidura Race saddle bag today after seeing it in your vid (I also went for the 5 litre). Fit it today and it's perfect, I've even found a way to securely mount my Varia radar to the back. I'll be trying it out on the Chase the Sun ride in a weeks time.

Feel free to try tubeless of course, but I went back to innertubes after riding tubeless for two years. The pressure in tires narrower then 30mm is just to high for tubeless. Latex innertubes are great if you want a better ride feel and lower rolling resistance. It’s also a lot lighter than tubeless, at least with the Conti gp5000.

Definitely inspirational 👍

You are 100% inspirational when it comes to long rides! I never see it as boasting etc…I did my first 100 miles recently and you defo make me think if Katie can do 300k I can do 100 miles! I didn’t even find it that hard so time to do an even longer one..maybe …it did not have any mega hills in through so maybe not! 😂 thank you and keep up the great videos! ❤️x

Good on ya KK been watching your vids for many moons and you’ve never come across as the look at me type. Just a decent down to earth lass who loves to get out n about x

Tubeless: I am riding Mavic Ksyrium Elites with Mavic (Hutchinson) Yksion tires and love them. No problems. If you can't get Mavic wheels right now then I recommend DT Swiss wheels or rims with Hutchinson Fusion 5 Performance tires. I have laced up DT Swiss RR421 DB rims on my gravel bike and they set up tubeless easily.

Brilliant advice throughout Katie 👍.For chamois cream I use LIQUID TALC from asda. Thin and spread massively. Used many of creams and found that they never worked as well as advertised. Peace out heywood neighbour 😁👍

Back to back rides, won't be long now before we see you doing the transcontinental

Thanks for the info advice/awesome vid 😀👍👏👏👏

I see your big rides as inspiration. It’s good to see someone who is doing the big distances. 👍

Fun video that you have a wonderful weekend. Take care Katie

Very good advices, I really like to ride alone.

100% Tubeless for Mtb, gravel and road. 2xCo2 canisters for air plus backup pump. Stan’s darts for majors. Top up sealant every 6 months. Since going 100% tubeless, I’ve never had to take wheel off bike for a puncture! Boom!

Been tubeless on all my bikes, mountain, road and gravel. On the mountain bike been tubeless for about 10 years and 3 years for the road bike. Not had any problems other than a lot less punctures 😀🚴🏼‍♀️😀

A friend of mine is currently doing TABR on RGT rather than IRLdue to COVID. Her name is Kate and you can group ride with her. She is pretty awesomeness.

2 of my 3 Road bikes are tubeless love it

Good Saturday morning from New Zealand, Thank you for your great Q & A video, have a wonderful weekend

I'm not confident riding tubeless but have been riding no stanz in tubes and have had great success, no worried about times or weight consequences ....

Tubeless everywhere now. I started on my fat bike years ago and slowly converted all my bikes, mtn, gravel/commute and racer. The weight and feel are better, when you get better at the set up and repair (putting a tube in) the hassle factor reduces. The main reason is the puncture improvement. I commute on city roads for around 100 miles a week and used to have regular flats, now hardly ever.

Katie ... slipstream ...what can I say . Little 110km spin , can't even tell I've been out !!! Amazing

I have been riding on tubeless from January '21, I have covered 2700 miles with no flats. What I mean is that both front and rear have had wounds but because the latex liquid that heals, I've gone down to 40psi. I weigh in at 72kgs loaded.

1:09 what are the two albums that you listen to that helps you sleep better or faster? Really enjoying your videos. Binge watching them. Keep up the great work.

I’m struggling to go to bed! just started riding and the nerves still hit me. I’m starting to read a book and not touch my phone and it helps me.

Tubeless on our gravel and road bikes. No flats since we switched 4 years ago. Over 20,000 miles with no flats.

for me long rides are mostly in the head ... the body can do far far more than you think...and eating and drinking enough...snacks and water in between .... even with dead legs after a ride i tend to recover quick enough, next day go for a little spin ....... and to add your long rides are something to aim at ... and having the confidence to actually step up and push that little bit more....

For tubeless, take your road wheels in the car to e.g. Blackstone edge. If its fine good, raining even better. Get wheel(s) out and remove/fit the tyres. How long did that take, can you do it? If it worked excellent, if you can't do it you get back in the car and go home. At least you aren't miles from home and learning that tubeless may not be for you. Endurance clubs? No such thing except maybe in the armed forces on route marches. But audax UK as mentioned is the way to go. Do a Scottish Star or other big rides and you will get the idea from others on the ride.

Run your own race, don’t compare yourself to others, there is always someone out there better and stronger than you.

I think you're right about the preventative and post-ride soothing powers of Slimstream. It's excellent stuff. Also, it smells just like how I remember Jelly Tots used to smell. 🤷🏻‍♂️ (I wonder if it's still possible to buy them?)

Never cease to amaze me M'lady !

Tubeless on all bikes 👌 has worked well so far

Katie, thanks for your excellent tips. Here is one for others: If you go tubeless, be sure to swill the sealant after it is installed. I had a problem with tubeless tan sidewall tires that wept and discolored the outside of the tire. Do not wipe it off! Then I put in slightly more sealant than suggested, swilled the sealant, and rode the bike the same day No further problem. And I top it up every three months.

Well done

I've ridden tubeless on my road bike for 6 years. I flat about once a year compared to once a week (avg 200 mi/wk) when I rode clinchers. I can also ride lower pressures, am more comfortable and don't get pinch flats.

You are so beautiful Katie. Listening your vids to hear lovely english accent and also for bikeride infos. Thank You. Also I follow Harley Johnson, amazing man... Good luck to you on your rides. 💛

Bloody Hell, Wafflin' 😂 You waffle good !

Your So "Inspirational" 🚴👍🚴‍♂️😁🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️

Get Air Compression Recovery Boots. They are pricy but I promise you will ask why you didn't do it earlier. I have a bunch of stuff and some are OK but recovery boots are amazing. I have the therabody boots which might be overly pricy but the mid-grade boots probably are well worth it.

"bloody hell" -- hahahaha. i lived in cheltenham for two years. thanks for the memories. bloody hell...

What other riders achieve, I like to think I to can accomplish the same, as long as speed is not in the equation. If the 10 day covid quarantine is lifted, I will be doing the RAB this year. Most people think I am crazy for doing it. I have always thought it is better to attempt the challenge then to later in life say I could have done it.

Go Tubeless, no brainier, I have been riding tubeless schwalbe pro1s on my road bike for several years and they have saved me from all the aggravation on long rides of flats. on my recent 100 mile I picked up 3 punctures which all sealed immediately with Stans sealant. Without the tubeless it would of been a pain. Even if you loose some air they still perform well. The ride is more comfortable and less harsh ( Better for your never regions) as you are running lower pressures. I,m 13.5 stone and ride with 85 psi, I have even run as low as 40 psi to test it and still rode ok for 30+ miles. If on the very rare time the puncture is too big to seal it doesn’t deflate as quick as an inner tube or come off the rim like a standard clincher tire, the only drawback is that if you do have to put a tube in at the side of a road then tubeless are very tight on the rim and you need the strength of a gorilla to to get it back on the rim but practice makes perfect and there is technique to it that I have found over the years in which I can take them on and off pretty quick with less effort. Another downside is that you will need to renew the sealant every 4-6 months depending on conditions but that’s an ideal time to practice taking them off and putting on. A must is buying an airblast track pump to re-seat them quickly at home and a co2 pump for out on the road. Go for it. 😁

Are you doing the ronde van calderdale on Sunday, is that your surprise?

Have you reconsidered doing LEL or PBP at some point in future (assuming we can stay out if lockdown)? Would make some great videos with the training, prep etc...

Great thumb nail

Love your vids ! When your riding solo and stop for supplies how do you secure the bike

I’ve been riding a tubeless road bike since Sep 2018 and over 8,000 miles and no issues so tubeless all the way for me.

Great vid Katie. Noticed that you didn't answer any comments from your last vid for a couple of days, not like you at all ! Worried in case you had had a "altercation" with a "fruit bat" driven vehicle ! Those saddles with the central gap, essential on long rides, especially for guys. 😫 People shouldn't try to match the milage you put in, without building up towards that zone. Have a great weekend.

What do you think 🤔 of E bikes ?

Veet is good.

Good tips on the saddle sores, since I got a bike fit and a 'saddle the fits' I am getting saddle sores and I can't get rid of them 😢😢

part way through. i looked at the chamois cream link...it is sold out of the UK. i will have to find something more local in north america, hopefully Canada. thanks though

How about a Lazer to remove hair?

I always think , ''if she can do it , let her get on with it - i have no desire to ride 100 miles'' - i amazed at what she does and like to watch from my armchair

How would you train for a long hilly ride if you don't have a lot of time to train? I can get out on my bike almost every day but I only ever have 1-2h max of time.

What are the two sleepy albums?

Link for the saddle tilt video?

so do you have a day job?

I haven’t shaved my noonaa in ten years ...razors are just pure evil from a cycling point of view down there ...and stubble growth is the devils playground. However , I use clippers . I find too much fur causes unnecessary friction plus it looks awful . 😅 there’s a nice balance around a grade 1-2 . And chamois ahoy ! I like the butt’her brand from wiggle , female specific of course . 👍

Yes to tubeless on road. Why not?

Can i ask im nearly 50yo ,can i still cycyle like you do or am i to old 😔

I'm a big fan of torching but I'm a little weird.

Hi Tubeless? This is not a question this is essential :) where are you living ? In the 80’ Is a great choice of tubeless tyres on the market now & if you not that confident, you have the great vittoria air liner for road tyres to give more insurance ( you can ride with absolutely no air in the tyres in emergency) Have a look is a life changer :) If you need some more advice I can help :) Keep the videos up 💪

cant believe you are nothing using tubeless on the road - tubeless are great

Au natural 😉☺️

The only time I ever had saddle sores is because the saddle was shite and far too high.

I've got another question. Has anyone asked for your autograph or a selfie yet? :)

So the answer to wax or shave is keep growing it out.. Good, was doing that anyways xD

road tubeless is terrible. my experience.

What about punctures or mechanical issues - do you get those on your long rides?

Tried tubeless and hated it. Dont do it.

Liberal amounts of vaseline :-) But please shave ;-) Using high pressure 23/25mm tires, I'm reluctant to go tubeless. From (others) experience it looks as 28mm and a lower pressure is from where the sealant works properly...

Wax or Shave - leave well alone.......waxed or shave and you'll always wonder why

massage guns....the sports massage guy i use uses one at the end of the massage.....but to be honest he does a better job....i wouldnt buy one....roll is better and go get a sports massage....

To prevent saddle sores…coconut oil.

shower soon as you done to get sweat of the ride off your body

Heck, anyone who even rides 20 km is way ahead of the average person...